Job Description

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Job Title

Clinical Pharmacist - Inpatient, Part-Time

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Fairview Hospital

Department

Pharmacy-Fairview Hospital

Job Code

T99841

Shift

Variable

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm/1:00pm-9:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

*This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $5,000 and relocation reimbursement up to $5,000*

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation.

As a Clinical Pharmacist, a caregiver in this part-time role will provide inpatient pharmacy services through a rotation between central pharmacy operations and decentralized staffing on specific patient care units. Working alongside clinical pharmacists and pharmacy clinical specialists, the caregiver will help ensure safe and effective medication management across the hospital. Responsibilities include verifying and clarifying medication orders, overseeing IV preparation and sterile product processes, evaluating drug therapy and optimizing medication dosing, monitoring for drug interactions and therapeutic appropriateness and providing pharmacokinetic consultations as applicable. Additional responsibilities may include operational pharmacy coverage, participation in interdisciplinary rounds when scheduled in a clinical capacity and maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and medication safety standards. This role also offers opportunities to cross-train in areas such as critical care, the Emergency Department and other specialty services.

A caregiver in this position will work three weeks on first shift from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, followed by one week on second shift from 1:00 PM to 9:30 PM. Weekend coverage is required every fourth weekend, Saturday and Sunday, with one to two holidays per year, not exceeding two. This role is based in an inpatient hospital setting with unit-based responsibilities and no floating expectations.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide safe, efficient, patient-centered, evidence-based medication services.
• Verify medication orders and/or dispense medications accurately according to state and federal regulations.
• Document services in a complete, accurate and timely manner.
• Ensure all pharmacy operations comply with national accreditation standards.
• Maintain professional interactions with patients to facilitate successful patient experiences.
• Educate and train students, residents, other caregivers, and/or patients.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• PharmD or Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible for reciprocation in current state within 90 days of hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certification obtained within 90 days (for individuals required to administer immunizations). 
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross. For caregivers required to respond to adult or pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest, this is required within one year of hire.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Board certification.
• Completion of a post-graduate year 1 residency (PGY1), fellowship or 2 years of relevant post-graduate pharmacy experience.
• Post-graduate year 2 residency (PGY2) or relevant experience for Clinical Pharmacists hired in a specialized pharmacy practice area (i.e. Critical Care, Oncology).

Physical Requirements

• Typical physical demands include ability to perform the job while standing and walking for prolonged times, approximately 75% of shift and continuously for extended periods of time.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer and dispensing functions of the job; ability to lift up to 30 lbs.
• Position often includes reaching, stretching, stooping, climbing steps and sitting.
• Must have normal or corrected vision.
• Must have ability to clearly communicate verbally by phone or in person

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.